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Author: Jade Snow Wong
Creator: Kathryn Uhl
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

43 reviews
Sales Rank: 122609

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 246
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.4 x 0.6

ISBN: 0295968265
Dewey Decimal Number: 738.0924
EAN: 9780295968261

Publication Date: June 1989
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Condition: SOFTCOVER, GOOD CONDITION WITH MODERATE COSMETIC WEAR, PAGES CLEAN WITH NO HIGHLIGHTING/UNDERLINING/MARKS, BINDING TIGHT, NO MAJOR FLAWS

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Superb and touching story. February 28, 1999
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

It's been ten years since I first picked this book up off the shelf and it still remains the best book I've ever read.

5 out of 5 stars

a must read for anyone interested in Asian Americans December 31, 1998
10 out of 10 found this review helpful

This book is one of the few which captures a lot of the emotions, both the joys and continuous angst which Americans of Asian descent of all ages still have to contend with, especially females. Her identity crisis and emotional turmoil give validation to the intense internal struggles which Americans born children of Asian immigrants wrestle with. Despite the fact that her story evolved decades ago, her issues still arise today, two generations later. I have re-read this book several times.

3 out of 5 stars

Simple with a stong message July 18, 1998
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

At first I found this book simple and slow, but as Jade Snow moved on through her life it was interesting to see through her eyes, life as a young Chinese girl raised in San Fran's Chinatown. For her age and time she made some remarkable movements as a double minority (Chinese and a woman) during war time. After reading the whole book I went back to reread her introduction which seemed to be a disclaimer of her humble bragging of all she had accomplished. No doubt she made some marvelous strides for herself, and as a representive of her community her accomplishments were enhancing. She reflects how she was raised and gleans the best to pass on to her children (as we all try to do) allowing them some of the struggles she herself grew from. One would hope however in the given day she has revised her stereotypical view of female/male roles and story of God's creation of races with skin color. Overall it was an enjoyable read, and helps to see the world from anothers perspe! ctive. She sends a stong and heartfelt message through her simple description that she could make her dreams a reality through perserverance and the knowledge her family had imparted to her.

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